Tarangire’s elephants, Lake Manyara’s tree-climbing lions, the endless Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater — Tanzania’s classic circuit on a 5 days upper mid-range Tanzania safari, in comfortable, private style.
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Read our reviews on Google →This 5 days upper mid-range Tanzania safari is built for travelers who want the very best of northern Tanzania without compromising on comfort. Then, you’ll explore Tarangire’s baobab-studded plains and dense elephant herds. Then see the habitats of Lake Manyara. During the day, spend two full days in the Serengeti, searching for the Big Five.
Close the trip with a descent into the Ngorongoro Crater. Every night is spent at a comfortable mid-range lodge or tented camp. Then, you travel in a private safari vehicle with a dedicated guide. Request a quote for this 5 days upper mid-range Tanzania safari and we will adapt it to your dates and group size.
In short, this 5 days safari shows the best of northern Tanzania in comfort. First, you start at Lake Manyara National Park. Then you drive to the Serengeti and spend a full day there. Next, you travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
After that, you go down into the Ngorongoro Crater. Finally, you stop at Tarangire National Park before you return to Arusha. Because the trip is upper mid-range, comfort is part of every day. Overall, it gives you the main parks in only five days.
Locations are approximate and shown for orientation. Your exact route may vary slightly with conditions.
Daily drives across Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro
Optional guided walks at select camps
Prime spots for capturing landscapes and wildlife
Evening drinks with sweeping savannah views
Day by Day Plan
Day01After breakfast, depart Arusha and travel toward Lake Manyara National Park. Enjoy a scenic journey before entering the park for a game drive through forests, open plains, and lakeshore habitats. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, monkeys, and flamingos. Watch for the park’s famous tree-climbing lions before heading to your lodge.
Highlight: Search for Lake Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions among the lakeshore forest.
Day02Leave Lake Manyara after breakfast and journey toward Serengeti National Park through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you approach the Serengeti, the landscape opens into vast grasslands filled with wildlife. Also, enjoy an afternoon game drive searching for lions, elephants, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and other interesting wildlife.
Highlight: Watch the scenery open into golden plains as you enter the Serengeti.
Day03Spend a full day exploring Serengeti National Park, following wildlife across its spectacular plains and seasonal habitats. Throughout the day, search for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, wildebeests, and zebras. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your game drive through some of the Serengeti’s richest wildlife areas.
Highlight: Search for lions, leopards and cheetahs across the wildlife-rich Serengeti plains.
Day04Enjoy a morning game drive in Serengeti before traveling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Continue through beautiful landscapes and highland scenery while enjoying wildlife viewing opportunities along the route. Arrive at your accommodation near the crater, relax, enjoy dinner, and prepare for tomorrow’s exciting Ngorongoro Crater exploration.
Highlight: Enjoy scenic highland views as you travel toward the Ngorongoro Crater.
Day05Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a morning game drive. During the day, search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, and other wildlife. After climbing out of the crater, continue toward Tarangire for a final wildlife experience. Then return to Arusha, where your Northern Tanzania safari ends.
Highlight: Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater before a final elephant sighting in Tarangire.
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